The 76th Independent Battalion (Part 4)
POSTED BY: Tristan
UPDATED: Thursday, December 14, 2006 02:53
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BWTP, that's a great site for dogtags! And reasonable as hell to boot. I'll be ordering 2 sets for myself & hubby. Ours won't be exactly like ya'lls, though, as we're not military. Hope this is alright with everyone.
Should make it eaiser to spot other 76ers when they're outta uniform!
BoomerGoodheart
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Glad you guys like the site and Boomer thanks for the posative vote on the dog tags. Just a little something extra I figured we could all do.
This is going to be my first D*C, and I can't wait. Look foward to finally meeting all of you in person.
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I'll be in my bunk.
XO of the 76th Battalion http://76thbattalion.homestead.com/index.html
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Good afternoon; just a quick note for those of us who are not very knit-purl-sewing inclined.. I contacted a local store called "Imaginknit" and they are more than willing to have a look at the patterns for mail-sleeves. I will take my Vol. I Companion with the drawings and costume photos next week. (I'm hoping they have Internet at the shop so I can show them ArtCat's mail). Do have a question for ArtCat - they asked what kind of 'yarn' you were using? Anyway the cool thing is that they told me since they have lots of time until D*C; they might be able to make up several sleeves for us. I'll provide more details as I get them next week.
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Well, i just checked it out, and if there is zero traffic (ha ha, yeah right) it's only going to take me 12 hours and 59 minutes to dive down there, which is a vast improvement on the 18 hours i thought it was going to be. Hell, I get enough sleep before heading out and I won't even need to stay somewhere before I get into Atlanta.
I just have a question for anyone that's been in the Nashville area, do they play anything but country on the radio, or should I plan on it being MP3 central while I'm driving through?
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...MP# would probably serve you well...although there ARE a handful of Rock stations; the radio industry in Nashville is decidedly C&W; You might ask santa for a Siris...we LOVE ours.
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Whenever we rent a car, we always try to pick one where the satellite was left on ('cause we're too cheap to pay for it). LOL. Good thing Alamo doesn't assign cars (you go out & pick one).
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I'm driving my own wheels down there, so here's hoping it holds out. It's a '97 Camry, so I'm not too worried about it.
I'm just wondering how much parking is going to be at the hotel.
Also, is anyone here planning on going to the Guest of Honor Awards Banquet?
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Evening, all!
I did not get to work on the new vest tonight...I am trying to get Xmas gifts made for the family, and it took longer than I expected. I should have a few hours "free" tomorrow...
BWTP, as far as parking goes, I managed to find one of those daily parking things about two blocks from the hotel that cost $10.00 a day, so that option is available.
That may be something we could think about doing as the 76th. Whoever gets there first could meet the others at the check-in curb, help unload, and watch the baggage while the driver parks the car somewhere. I know a few of us are traveling solo, and that might help out. Just a thought, let me know what y'all think.
We are cruising along with the recruitment! The web page is looking great (BWTP, whoo!), and there are only a few people we don't have all the information for. Keep spreading the word and recruiting new folk!
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evenin' soldiers.
Here is another idea on parking. We can have the people to unload at the curb, and there is free parking at several MARTA stations. The only difference from the lots nearby is a little more wait time to get there, though the train lets out just on the other side of the food court.
I like the dogtag idea, and part of my xmas money is going toward starting my costume by getting the gun.
~jimi
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If you stay at one of the host hotels, they only have valet parking & it usually runs around $20 a day. It's convenient to have your car close by, but we never go anywhere else! LOL.
We're actually planning on going down earlier this time around, probably checking in on Wednesday. We'll be around to help out any new-comers, well as much as we can. We will have some vendor set-up on Thursday with the SEBC folks, but other than that should be wandering around.
My personal suggestion, if you can afford it, is to check-in on Thursday, as they start handing out badges around 4pm. On opening day (Friday) the lines can get crazy long. It was nice not having to futz with it last year.
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